Dyeing synthetic and semisynthetic materials with naphthacenequinine derivatives

ABSTRACT

Method of coloring an organic material with a naphthacenequinone derivative having the formula ##SPC1## 
     Wherein R 1  and R 3  are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, hydroxyl or amino, R 2  is a member selected from the group consisting of carboxyl or its derivative, sulfonamide, sulfonate and phenylsulfonate, X is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrazo and aromatic diamino. 
     Organic materials colored with the compound have a brilliant hue with characteristic fluorescence and high sublimation fastness.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:

This invention relates to a method for the coloring of organic materials, especially textiles, with naphthacenequinone derivatives.

The prior art has made little use of naphthacenequinone derivatives as dyestuffs. It has been disclosed that the sulfonated compound obtained by the treatment of naphthacenequinone derivative with concentrated sulfuric acid can be used as the acid dye for wool, in The Journal of the Chemical Society, Vol., 91, 411-435 (1907), but the structure of the sulfonated naphthacenequinone derivative was not described. Furthermore, from the fact that these derivatives are not described in "Colour Index, 2nd Edition (1956) and its Supplement (1963)" edited by the Society of Dyers & Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists or in "The Chemistry of Synthetic Dyes, Vol. I & II (1952 ) and Vol. III (1970)" written by K. Venkataramann, etc., it is obvious that the new naphthacenequinone derivatives have not been commercially used at all as dyestuffs. It has now been discovered as a result of intensive colorant tests on organic materials colored with the new naphthacenequinone derivatives, that the compounds of formula (I) (below) colored the organic high molecular weight compounds in brilliant nuance with characteristic fluorescence and high sublimation fastness.

The present inventors, have previously discovered that certain naphthacenequinone derivatives can be effectively used as dye for the coloring of organic materials (US application Ser. No. 379,482 filed on July 16, 1973). The remarkable difference between the previous invention and the present one is as follows:

The novel compounds of the present invention have unexpected sublimation fastness compared to the compounds of the previous invention, for example, the sublimation fastness of yellow-red dyeings with the compounds of the present invention is higher, 1 - 2 grades than the value of the yellow-red dyeings with the compounds of the previous invention as shown below.

    __________________________________________________________________________                                   Shade of                                                                       Polyester                                                                             Sublimation                               Invention  Compound           dyed article                                                                          fastness                                  __________________________________________________________________________     Present Invention                                                                          ##STR1##          Yellow 4 - 5                                     Previous Invention                                                                         ##STR2##          "      2 - 3                                     Previous Invention                                                                         ##STR3##          "      3                                         __________________________________________________________________________

Besides, α-aminoanthraquinone, the most important intermediate for reddish disperse anthraquinone dye, is produced at present by amination of anthraquinone-1-sulfonic acid obtained by sulfonation of anthraquinone in the presence of mercury catalyst. Recently, the need to avoid environmental pollution by mercury has become an intense problem in the chemical industry. The new naphthacenequinone derivatives used in this invention be obtained without using mercury and can color in more brilliant nuance and with higher sublimation fastness than the anthraquinone derivatives.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:

This invention relates to the method of coloring an organic material with naphthacenequinone derivative having the formula: ##SPC2##

where R₁ and R₂ are substituents in optional positions on the naphthacenehydroquinone nucleus, R₁ being a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, hydroxyl and amino, R₂ being a radical represented by the formula --COOR₄ wherein R₄ is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cyclohexyl, aralkyl and a cation, ##STR4## wherein R₅ and R₆ are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl, --CONH-R₇ wherein R₇ is amino, ##STR5## wherein R₈ and R₉ are hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl, ##SPC3##

wherein R₁₀ is a member selected from the group consisting of methyl and chlorine and --SO₃ R₁₁ wherein R₁₁ is a cation.

Organic materials which can be colored in accordance with the present invention include any synthetic or semisynthetic high molecular weight compound which can be formed into fibers, film, paint, extrudate, casting or molded article. The organic material may be a synthetic or semisynthetic resin such as amino-formaldehyde resin, for example, urea-formaldehyde or melamine-formaldehyde resin, polymers and copolymers of methacrylic acid ester, polymers and copolymers of vinyl chloride, polymer and copolymers of vinylidene chloride, polymers and copolymer of olefins for example, polyethylene and polypropylene, styrene polymers and copolymers, polyamide resins, polyester resins, polyacrylic resins, polyacetal resins, phenolic resins, alkyd resin, epoxy resins, cellulose acetate resins, nitro cellulose resins and ethyl cellulose resins.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:

The compounds of the formula (I) used in this invention can be prepared in a manner similar to that described in the Journal of the Chemical Society Vol. 91, P416-417; for example, the compound of the following formula (II) substituted with a carboxyl group can be obtained by the following reaction scheme. ##SPC4##

The carboxyl group in the compound is converted into an ester by boiling with an alcohol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Thus a compound having a carboxylate salt or an ester group in the molecule may be obtained such as n-butyl-6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 3, mp. 131°-_(3/8)° C), phenethyl-6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 6, mp. 162.5°-163.5° C), n-butyl-6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 21, m.p. 155°-157° C), methoxyethyl-6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or 3-carboxylate (Compound No. 22, mp. 181°-183° C). Alcohols which are used in the esterification, for example, are saturated aliphatic alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, i-butanol, n-butanol, i-amyl alcohol, n-hexanol, cyclohexanol or 2-ethylhexanol, unsaturated alcohols such as allyl alcohol or crotonyl alcohol, oxygen-containing alcohols such as tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, methyl cellosolve, butyl cellosolve or 3-methoxy-1-propanol or phenylated alcohols such as benzyl alcohol or phenethyl alcohol.

The carboxyamide group in the compound is derived from the ester group either by the reaction of the ester group with amines or by the reaction of the chlorides of the carboxylic group with amines. Thus, compounds having a carboxyamide group such as 6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carbanilide (Compound No. 24, mp. >300° C) are obtained.

Amines which are used in the amidation are ammonia, hydrazine, aliphatic primary or secondary amines such as methylamine, dimethylamine, butylamine, dibutylamine, hexylamine, octylamine or cyclohexylamine, substituted aliphatic amines such as γ-methoxypropylamine, γ-diethylaminopropylamine, β-cyanoethylamine or benzylamine, cyclic secondary amines such as piperidine, morpholine or dimethylmorpholine, aromatic amine such as aniline, methylaniline, toluidine, xylidine, chloroaniline, anisidine, phenethydine or naphthylamine.

The compound of the formula (I) having a sulfonate group or a sulfonamide group in its molecule is prepared by esterification or amidation after the chlorosulfonation of the naphthacenequinones with chlorosulfonic acid. Several alternate routes are recommend to prepare the compounds of the formula (I) having a particular substituent besides the sulfonate group or the sulfonamide group, as follows: ##SPC5## ##SPC6##

wherein X is a phenolic or amine residue. Thus, for example, 6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-11-sulfophenyl ester are obtained (Compound No. 11, mp. 225°-227° C) or 6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-11-sulfoethylamide (Compound No. 15, mp. 220°-222° C). The phenols which result the phenylesters by the reaction with the sulfochloride are, for example, phenol, cresol, chlorophenol or xylenol, and the amines which result the sulfonamides are the amines which are used for synthesizing the carboxyamides described previously.

In Table I, the typical examples of the compounds used for this invention are shown although the present invention is not limited thereto. For compounds No. 1-27, the shade of a polyester fabric dyed therewith using a dyeing procedure such as that described in Example 1 or 2 is specified, and the shade of pigment is shown for compounds No. 28-36.

                                      Table I                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Com-                               Shade of the poly-                          pound                              ester dyed article                          No.  Structural formula            or shade of pigment                         __________________________________________________________________________                                        (Shade of the                                                                  Polyester dyed article)                           ##STR6##                     Yellow                                      2                                                                                    ##STR7##                     "                                           3                                                                                    ##STR8##                     "                                           4                                                                                    ##STR9##                     "                                           5                                                                                    ##STR10##                    "                                           6                                                                                    ##STR11##                    "                                           7                                                                                    ##STR12##                    "                                           8                                                                                    ##STR13##                    "                                           9                                                                                    ##STR14##                    "                                           10                                                                                   ##STR15##                    "                                           11                                                                                   ##STR16##                    "                                           12                                                                                   ##STR17##                    "                                           13                                                                                   ##STR18##                    "                                           14                                                                                   ##STR19##                    "                                           15                                                                                   ##STR20##                    "                                           16                                                                                   ##STR21##                    "                                           17                                                                                   ##STR22##                    "                                           18                                                                                   ##STR23##                    "                                           19                                                                                   ##STR24##                    Violet-red                                  20                                                                                   ##STR25##                    "                                           21                                                                                   ##STR26##                    "                                           22                                                                                   ##STR27##                    "                                           23                                                                                   ##STR28##                    "                                           24                                                                                   ##STR29##                    "                                           25                                                                                   ##STR30##                    Red                                         26                                                                                   ##STR31##                    Orange                                      27                                                                                   ##STR32##                    "                                           __________________________________________________________________________

(the position of carboxyl group in the compounds Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 is 2 or 3.)

Organic materials can be easily colored with the compounds of the formula (I) by any ordinarily practiced method. For example, fibrous materials, such as yarns and fabrics, can be colored by fixing, at 50° to 140° C, in aqueous medium by the conventional exhausting method or at a proper temperature (e.g. 100° to 200° C) consistent with the type of fiber using dry heat by the conventional thermosol method.

Further, when the organic material to be colored is a film, coating, casting or a molded or extruded article, it can be colored by adding and mixing the compounds of the formula (I) with the resin or polymer during its preparation or before or during the forming of the substance into a film, coating, casting or a molded or extruded article.

As for the compounds of the formula (I) having pigment properties, it is advisable to use them in a finely pulverized state which is achieved by acid pasting or milling in organic solvent. The addition of coating agent such as Ca- or Mg-stearate to the compound during its pulverization is effective for the preparation of a pigment with excellent properties. Also, a resin-based pigment can be obtained by a conventional method from the compounds of the formula (I).

The following examples are presented in which all parts are on weight basis and the compound No. refers to the compounds described in Table I.

EXAMPLE 1

1 part of n-butyl-6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 21) was ground together with 0.5 part of sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate or alkylarylpolyoxyethylene ether as a surface agent and 2 parts of water for a sufficient time to provide a finely granulated paste which was diluted with water to provide 10 parts of a finely granulated aqueous dispersion. 0.2 part of this dispersion was added to an aqueous bath containing 1 part of a higher alcohol sulfate type surfactant to provide 500 parts of treating bath. 10 parts of polyester cloth was immersed in this treating bath maintained at 130° C for 40 minutes and was water-washed and dried. The obtained dyed cloth showed a violet red color having a red fluorescence and its light fastness was higher than 5th grade (JIS L 0842 - 1971). Its sublimation fastness was 4-5th grade (JIS L 0879 - 1968-B, 180° C - 30 sec.). Similarly, dyed cloth showing similar color and similar fastness was obtained by using, instead of Compounds No. 21 mentioned above, Compound No. 20, 22, 23 and 24 respectively.

EXAMPLE 2

One part of the dyestuff dispersion of Example 1 was dispersed in 20 parts of water containing 0.04 part of a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type surface active agent. A polyester cloth was dipped in this aqueous dispersion and impregnated with the dispersion at a pick up of 40 - 50 %. This treated cloth was dried, heat treated at 180° C for 1 minute, washed with a dilute surface active agent solution and was water-washed and dried to provide a dyed cloth similar to the one obtained in Example 1.

EXAMPLE 3

Phenethyl-6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12 -quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 6) was finely dispersed in the same manner as described in Example 1, with this dispersion a color paste of the following recipe was printed in a pattern.

    ______________________________________                                         Dispersion of dye        3      parts                                          Water                    36      "                                             Stock thickening         60      "                                             Anti reductant           1      part                                           (Stock thickening was prepared as follows:                                     Neugen ET                1      part                                           Water                    14     parts                                          Turpentine oil           35      "                                             5 % Sodium alginate water solution                                                                      50      "                                             was thoroughly mixed in half emulsion.)                                        ______________________________________                                    

The printed coth was steam-heated at 150° to 180° C for 3 to 5 minutes in a high temperature steamer, washed with a dilute solution of a surface active agent and was water washed and dried. The pattern of the cloth obtained showed clear yellow color with fluorescence, and its light fastness was 5th grade (JIS L-0842-1971), its sublimation fastness was 4 - 5th grade (JIS L-0879-1968-B). With the compounds No. 1 - 18, similar results were obtained.

EXAMPLE 4

A uniform mixture consisting of 0.1 part of 6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or 3-carboxyanilide (Compound No. 24), 50 parts of polyvinyl chloride and 50 parts of dioctylphthalate was kneaded at 150° C for 10 minutes and was then pressed for 5 minutes between metal plates heated to 160° C to make a sheet of a thickness of about 0.5 mm. The thus obtained sheet showed a violet red color with a good migration fastness.

EXAMPLE 5

A uniform mixture consisting of 0.01 part of phenyl-6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-11-sulfonate (Compound No. 12) and 10 parts of polystyrene was kneaded at 180° C for several minutes, and was then pressed to a disc of a 5 mm thickness. The disc showed a clear yellow color emitting fluorescence.

EXAMPLE 6

20 parts of unmodified melamine-formaldehyde were mixed into 50 parts of a sulfonamide resin melted at 120° C. The resulting mixture was heated to 170° - 180° C and 1 part of 6-hydroxy-11-aminonaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylic acid (Compound No. 19) was added into the mixture. The mixture was completely dissolved, then cooled, solidified and then crushed to obtain a violet-red fluorescence pigment emitting a red fluorescence.

EXAMPLE 7

Ca-6-amino-11-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxylate (Compound No. 28) was finely pulverized by milling in ethanol for a long time, dried, and mixed with a equal amount of Ca-stearate. One part of the obtained pigment was kneaded with 200 parts of polypropyrene and a minute amount of 2,6-di-tert. butyl-4-cresol at 230° C to provide a uniform mixture. Then the mixture was cast in a mould heated to 260° C to form a molding which showed a clear and stable red color. A similar colored molding was obtained with the Compound No. 34 similarly.

EXAMPLE 8

Bis-(6-hydroxynaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-carboxa)-0.0'-dichlorobenzidide (Compound No. 30) was dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid, and the sulfuric acid solution was poured into ice-water. The precipitate was filtered, water-washed and dried. The dried precipitate was blended with a equal amount of Ca-stearate to yield a yellow pigment. Coloring stoving varnish or paint with this pigment, provides a yellow film with good light fastness.

EXAMPLE 9

0.2 part of fine powder of bis(6-hydroxy-11-aminonaphthacene-5.12-quinone-2- or -3-)-0,0'-dichlorobenzidide (Compound No. 34) was added to a mixture of 100 parts of dimethylterephthalate, 62 parts of ethyleneglycol, 0.015 part of zinc acetate and 0.02 part of antimony trioxide and heated to 220° C for 4 hours out of contact with air, while the generated methanol was distilled off. One part of titanium dioxide suspended in 1 part of ethylene glycol was added to the reaction mixture, and the heating was continued for 4 hours. At the end of the reaction, the reaction mixture was heated up to 275° C to complete the condensation-polymerization. The thus obtained polymer was extruded to form a filament with clear red color. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for dyeing a synthetic or semisynthetic textile comprising applying to the textile a naphthacenequinone derivative having the formula: ##SPC7##wherein R₁ and R₂ are substituents at optional positions in the compound; and wherein R₁ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, hydroxyl and amino; and R₂ is selected from the group consisting of i. --COOR₄ wherein R₄ is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cyclohexyl, and phenylalkyl; ii. ##EQU1## wherein R₅ and R₆ are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alicyclic, heterocyclic and aryl; iii. --COHN-R.sub. 7 wherein R₇ is amino; iv. ##EQU2## wherein R₈ and R₉ are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alicyclic, heterocyclic and aryl; and v. ##SPC8##wherein R₁₀ is a member selected from the group consisting of methyl and chlorine.
 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is a member selected from the group consisting of the compound having the formula: ##SPC9##and the compound having the formula: ##SPC10##
 3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is a member selected from the group consisting of the compound having the formula: ##SPC11##and the compound having the formula: ##SPC12##
 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is the compound of the formula: ##SPC13##
 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is a member selected from the group consisting of the compound having the formula: ##SPC14##and the compound of the formula: ##SPC15##
 6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is a member selected from the group consisting of the compound having the formula: ##SPC16##and the compound having the formula: ##SPC17##
 7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the naphthacenequinone derivative is the compound having the formula: ##SPC18## 